All Rhode Island Compassion Center Bids Rejected by Health Panel

In a surprise move, the state Health Department on announced that none of the 15 applicants seeking to open the state’s first compassion center for medical marijuana patients are qualified to open their doors. The announcement did not sit well with several of the applicants and with JoAnne Leppanen, executive director of the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition. The coalition concerns itself with patients in the medical marijuana program.